Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120152099 | SANDWICHED FIBER COMPOSITES FOR BALLISTIC APPLICATIONS - A structure may comprise a first outer layer and a polymer fiber composite layer mounted on one side of the first outer layer. | 06-21-2012 |
20120156418 | FIBERS WITH INTERLOCKING SHAPES - A composite article may comprise a plurality of fibers. Each one of the fibers may have upper, lower and side surfaces. The fibers may be embedded within a matrix. At least one of the upper and lower surfaces of at least one of the fibers may include a notch region and a pair of side regions on opposite sides of the notch region. The plurality of fibers may be arranged in layers. At least one of the fibers of one of the layers may be received within the notch region of at least one of the fibers of another one of the layers. | 06-21-2012 |
20120156421 | OPTIMIZED FIBER SHAPES FOR IMPROVED OPTICAL PERFORMANCE - A composite article has an article surface and may comprise a plurality of fibers at least partially embedded in a matrix. Each fiber may have at least one base surface and a pair of side surfaces. The side surfaces may be oriented in non-perpendicular relation to the base surface. The fibers may be positioned in side-by-side relation to one another such that the side surfaces of each fiber are oriented substantially parallel to the side surfaces of the immediately adjacent fibers. | 06-21-2012 |
20120156422 | SELECTIVELY COUPLED FIBERS IN COMPOSITES - A composite article may include a plurality of fibers embedded within a matrix. The fibers may include a first fiber and a second fiber which may be oriented in substantially parallel relation to one another. The first and second fibers may be connected to one another at one or more connection sites. | 06-21-2012 |
20120156452 | CONTROLLED FIBER-MATRIX ADHESION IN POLYMER FIBER COMPOSITES - A composite article includes a plurality of fibers at least partially embedded within a matrix. The fibers may be adhered to the matrix at a level of adhesion. The adhesion level between the fibers and the matrix may be varied spatially within the composite article. For example, the adhesion level may vary along a length of one of the fibers. The adhesion level may also vary among the fibers of a given layer. Furthermore, the adhesion level may vary between the layers of the composite article. | 06-21-2012 |
20130257186 | Flexible Magnet Directional Stiffening Methods - Magnets and methods of their manufacture are disclosed for use in flywheel assemblies, such that the magnets comprise oriented fibers, such as, for example, axially-oriented fibers in a flexible rotor magnet composition to predictably allow the magnet to expand dimensionally upon rotation only in a predetermined and predictable fashion while maintaining critical contact with a rotor surface. | 10-03-2013 |
20130261001 | NESTED-ROTOR OPEN-CORE FLYWHEEL - Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for incorporating a plurality of independently rotating rotors made from high-strength materials with a high-temperature superconductive (HTS) bearing technology into an open-core flywheel architecture to achieve a desired high energy density in the flywheel energy storage devices and to obtain superior results and performance. | 10-03-2013 |
20130280516 | COMPOSITE ARTICLES HAVING FIBERS WITH LONGITUDINALLY-VARYING GEOMETRY - A composite article may include a matrix and a plurality of fibers embedded in the matrix. Each one of the fibers has a fiber length and a fiber geometry. The fiber geometry of at least a portion of the fibers may vary along the fiber length. | 10-24-2013 |
20130334366 | FORMATION OF A SHAPED FIBER WITH SIMULTANEOUS MATRIX APPLICATION - A coated fiber for a composite article may include a fiber body and a matrix layer. The fiber body may have at least one fiber surface. The matrix layer may at least partially coat the fiber surface and may be applied during formation of the fiber body. | 12-19-2013 |
20130337222 | BICOMPONENT FIBERS CONTAINING NANO-FILAMENTS FOR USE IN OPTICALLY TRANSPARENT COMPOSITES - A macro fiber for a composite article may include a plurality of inner fibers. Each one of the inner fibers may have an inner fiber final cross-sectional size of less than approximately 100 nanometers. The inner fibers may be surrounded by matrix material. | 12-19-2013 |
20130337230 | SELECTIVELY WEAKENED STRETCHED FILMS - A film for a composite article may include a non-weakened portion and a weakened portion. The weakened portion may have at least one property that may be lower than the property of the non-weakened portion. | 12-19-2013 |
20140087172 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A COMPOSITE ARTICLE USING FIBERS HAVING OPTIMIZED SHAPES FOR IMPROVED OPTICAL PERFORMANCE - A method of manufacturing a composite article may include providing a plurality of fibers. At least a portion of the plurality of fibers may be substantially optically transparent. The method may further include forming the fibers with at least one base surface and a pair of side surfaces oriented in non-perpendicular relation to the base surface. The method may additionally include positioning the fibers in a layer in side-by-side relation to one another such that the side surfaces overlap one another when viewed along a direction normal to a plane of the layer. The method may also include embedding the fibers at least partially in a substantially optically transparent polymeric matrix. | 03-27-2014 |
20140295726 | COUPLED FIBERS IN COMPOSITE ARTICLES - A composite structure may include a plurality of fibers at least partially embedded within a matrix. The fibers may be connected to one another at a at least one connection site. | 10-02-2014 |